New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-08-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, July 2Sth, 1887.

w dou1ASt Ou, q u1y ACGu, 1901
The count Of the cash IN the Treasury,
begun about two months ago, was COM
pleted this week, and was only found
short S2.40, in a bag containing gold
coin, which is believed to be the result
of an error when the amount was first
counted; the tag showed the name Of
the clerk who made the original count
and he promptly made good the def
cheney. The sum is so small that the
Democrats can make no political CAPT
tai out Of the count.
The late Republican Chief Clerk of
the Patent Office having resigned, he
feels free to speak of the Bacon matter
andSexplaiu the deficiency. He de-
cIares that the published statements are
misleading, and that the Committee
made an inventory of the contents of
the safe, but did not examine the books.
The apparent discrepancy of 1900,
may be mistake, when accounts in.
volving $1l, 100000, and covering So,
900 pages, are carefully reviewed.
The clerk further says 'sthat the prac-
tice of making advances to employees
of the Office had existed during Bacon's
entire term, and it was with the knowl-
edge of his superiors. Secretary La
mar and Commissioner Hall have per-
sistently refused to permit the publica-
ton of list of the employees to whom
advances were made, because the GUS
tom had been continued under Demo-
cratic Administration, and Democrats
of prominence were often the benefi--
Charles.
The heads of the. several Depart
ments and the local telephone compa-
ny are having their same old dispute
over the excessive rates exacted for
that service in the city, and so far, the
former decline to submit to the COM
pany's new scheme of equalization,
which, as matter of course, involves
an increase of charges. The Postmast-
err General, under whose direction the
contract for all Government telephone
ing is made throughout. the whole
country, is authority for the announce
ment that the ..entire expense annually
on that account is not in excess of the
sum now''paid by the United States for
telephoning in the Districst of Columbia
alone.
Like Banquo's ghost, the Todd cleri-
cal scandal will not down. It will be
remembered by your readers, that the
reverend gentleman was lately tried in
this city, by number of his ministerial
brethren, on the charge of unchastity,
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, the Presidents
pastor, defending the accused : the
verdict being mot proven", after the
old Scotch fashion. This was unsatis-
factory to the defendant : though con-
sidering himself partially vindicated-
and he appeals the case. Pending this
action, the people of historical Manassas,
where Mr.. Todd lives and breaches,
hold an Indignation meeting, produce
some damaging affidavits, which they
allege had been suppressed by the cleri-
cal court, and adopt resolutions de-
nouncing Mr.. Todd, as a moral leper,
and advising him to leave for the good
of the community as well as his own.
The fallen minister is aggressive and
determined, the outcome Of the affair
will be watched with great interest.
There are those who say that the treat
ment of Nh. Todd is an outburst of
sectional feeling, as he is a Northern
man and has a Southern congregation.